March 30, 2014

For the first part of the challenge we had to choose four sheets of paper and at least ten different items of 'trash', objects that would not be found in a craft store

I chose nautical papers and beach treasures, I was hoping to make a layout about Whitstable but for the final challenge we were given the title and the subject "This Is Me", luckily I have a lot of photographs of me at the beach so I was able to carry on with my nautical theme.

These were the rules:

Step 2

Layout size: two pages of 30,4cm x 30,4 cm

Theme: This is me!

Number of photo’s: Minimum of 4 differents photos in total

You must use:

* Title: This is me!

* All the objects that you choose in step 1 must be used on the project, no other embellishments are allowed!

* All the sheets that you choose in step 1 must be used on the project, no other paper is allowed!(at least half of each sheet you choose needs to be used by you!)

You may use:

* White gesso only, as long (part of) the objects and paper are visible

* All techniques that you like (but no ink and paints and so on!)

* Selfmade embellishments made out of your objects and/or papers

* A pen or marker for a journaling (max 20 words) - you dont have to do a journaling!

* glue, 3d tape, gluedots

You can not use:

* No other embellishments then the ones you choose in step 1* No other papers then the ones you choose in step 1* No ink, paint and so on* No stickers, thickers, rubonons* No glitter glue and so on

This is my layout

We had to write numbers to show where we had used all of the elements we had previously chosen

I diluted gesso and sprayed with it, added some splatters and stamped with it.

1. Piece of cardbpard box2. Plastic netting from packaging3. Twine from the garden4. Netting from an old bag I cut up5. An old toy compass6. A napkin with music design7. Spiral paper clips8. Sea glass from the beach9. Pebbles from the beach10. Shells from the beach11. A piece of old costume jewellery (not sure if it was a necklace or bracelet)12. Brass rings (no idea what they are for!)13. Driftwood from the beach14. Cork from the beach15. String from packaging16. Old tickets

March 24, 2014

I scraped through to the final ten contestants of the Supreme Scrapboook Tournament! I didn't expect to get this far at all and it's really got me back into scrapbooking.

The final test is in two parts, this is the first:

1. Collect at least 10 different materials/objects that you would normally throw in the trash!So collect stuff that you can’t buy in a store as a craft element/embellishment.Examples are: labels of clothes, paperclip, aluminium foil, napkin, piece of cloth.2. Collect a minimum of 4 sheets of scrapbooking paper size (30,4 x 30,4 cm)

We don't know what the second part is until we have posted photographs of our collections, it was tempting to make a whole pile of stuff but what if the rules say we have to use it all? What if I haven't chosen enough paper? We don't know if its a single or double page layout, should I have chosen some cardstock too? Aarrrggghhhh, I hope I have chosen enough and not too much! Even as I type I am resisting the urge to run (well OK, walk quickly) back down to my studio to choose some more papers...

I collect a lot of 'treasures' when I am beach combing so I have gone with a nautical beach theme for my kit, it's a gamble because if they tell us to use photographs of something completely different I am snookered!

My found objects are:

Piece of cardbpard box

Plastic netting from packaging

Twine from the garden

Netting from an old bag I cut up

An old toy compass

A napkin with music design

Spiral paper clips

Sea glass from the beach

Pebbles from the beach

Shells from the beach

A piece of old costume jewellery (not sure if it was a necklace or bracelet)